Author: Andrew Garrod
Publisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501708015
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 304

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"The organizing principle for this anthology is the common Native American heritage of its authors; and yet that thread proves to be the most tenuous of all, as the experience of indigeneity differs radically for each of them. While many experience a centripetal pull toward a cohesive Indian experience, the indications throughout these essays lean toward a richer, more illustrative panorama of difference. What tends to bind them together are not cultural practices or spiritual attitudes per se, but rather circumstances that have no exclusive province in Indian country: that is, first and foremost, poverty, and its attendant symptoms of violence, substance abuse, and both physical and mental illness.... Education plays a critical role in such lives: many of the authors recall adoring school as young people, as it constituted a place of escape and a rare opportunity to thrive.... While many of the writers do return to their tribal communities after graduation, ideas about 'home' become more malleable and complicated."—from the IntroductionI Am Where I Come From presents the autobiographies of thirteen Native American undergraduates and graduates of Dartmouth College, ten of them current and recent students. Twenty years ago, Cornell University Press published First Person, First Peoples: Native American College Graduates Tell Their Life Stories, also about the experiences of Native American students at Dartmouth College. I Am Where I Come From addresses similar themes and experiences, but it is very much a new book for a new generation of college students.Three of the essays from the earlier book are gathered into a section titled "Continuing Education," each followed by a shorter reflection from the author on his or her experience since writing the original essay. All three have changed jobs multiple times, returned to school for advanced degrees, started and increased their families, and, along the way, continuously revised and refined what it means to be Indian.The autobiographies contained in I Am Where I Come From explore issues of native identity, adjustment to the college environment, cultural and familial influences, and academic and career aspirations. The memoirs are notable for their eloquence and bravery.

Author: Barbara Bradsher
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1458311899
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 206

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Inspirational book that will bring warmth to your heart and encouragement.

Author: Rick Bragg
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0593317793
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 257

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In this irresistible collection of wide-ranging and endearingly personal columns culled from his best-loved pieces in Southern Living and Garden & Gun, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Rick Bragg muses on everything from his love of Tupperware to the decline of country music; from the legacy of Harper Lee to the metamorphosis of the pickup truck; and from the best way to kill fire ants to why any self-respecting Southern man worth his salt should carry a good knife. An ode to the stories and the history of the South, crackling with tenderness, wit, and deep affection, Where I Come From celebrates “a litany of great talkers, blue-green waters, deep casseroles, kitchen-sink permanents, lying fishermen, haunted mansions, and dogs that never die, things that make this place more than a dotted line on a map or a long-ago failed rebellion, even if only in some cold-weather dream.” Evoking the beauty and the odd particularity of humble origins, Bragg's searching vision, generous humor, and richly nuanced voice bring a place, a people, and a world vividly to life.

Author: Asia Redd
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1491857382
Category : Poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 117

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"Where I Come From" Asia shares her childhood experiences of riding at the back of the bus. As well as, other experiences that were considered normal styles of living for a sharecropper on an old abandon farm. Inspirational poems of wisdom and encouragement are birthed from the lessons. Created with every intense moment and struggle that was a turning point. Asia had to discover her own path and destiny in life with many unknowing hardships.

Author: Paul Feider
Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN: 166674252X
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 74

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What is my true identity? How do I perceive myself? Do I have within me a deep inner joy and peace because of who I am? This unique book takes a reader on a profound reflective journey to discover answers to the most important questions of life. With an eloquent expose of the Gospel of John, the author offers the wisdom of Jesus for life-changing answers. He opens the door to decipher one's true origin and destiny. This book takes the reader to the place where answers are found, where serenity abounds, and where inner healing happens. It is a book of hope for all who desire inner peace.

Author: Michael A. Lee
Publisher: Xlibris Corporation
ISBN: 9781462815326
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 463

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"This is a provocative, shocking, no-hold-barred book. I am whole heartedly anticipating the novels are said to soon follow. I have been greatly inspired. Poet: Nigeem Amir Khaliq

Author: JULIAN BLACK
Publisher: AuthorHouse
ISBN: 1491894377
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 106

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Where Does Homosexuality Come From? Imagine a device that can record life after death and then get the answers about the LGBT community from the very beginning of time. Imagine a primitive time to the prehistoric dinosaurs when the world of LGBT was without judgment or prejudice, which then turned into a world of judgment and prejudice. Let this book, through a series of short and concise interviews, take you to a place you have never been before and will never see again. Find out all about the origins of the LGBT world from the primitive creatures and humans who used to walk this world. Q. Have you always wanted to know where homosexuality comes from? A. I know. We all know the history of the LGBT community, but until now, all it has been is history! Me and My Ghost Imagine losing a loved one and all the grief this causes. We suffer grief because it’s the price we pay for loving people as human beings. Nobody ever comes back after we are gone from this world. Death is so final, and we never see our loved ones again until maybe in our own time when death comes for us. Death is very private, and it is private because nobody comes back from it. Death does not like to be talked about at all. It is something which comes to us all, and we are never seen again walking on planet Earth. We all discuss death, and we all discuss the afterlife because it fascinates us for obvious reasons. We all end up dead at some point, there is absolutely no escape from it and why we find it so scary and morbid as human mortals. This fascinating story takes you to what it means to experience death and to go to a place beyond death called the afterlife. The story talks about this from a young man’s point of view, where death has come for him far, far too soon, and how he cannot accept his own death or go to the place after death where others are waiting for him, but he refuses to go. This is a story of love and grief and a story that talks about life after death and refusing to settle into another world but wanting so much to come back into our world and being allowed to by the Almighty himself. A story that talks about living life on planet Earth as a ghost and how a human mortal has to deal with living with a ghost over a period of forty years.

Author: Douglas Harvey
Publisher: Author House
ISBN: 1496997875
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 221

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A young Scottish ship master in command of a Norwegian gas tanker, limps his ship into Corpus Christi, Texas and over the next month takes on the might of the US Coast Guard, The Department of Agriculture and The DEA who ends up being highly regarded by 2 out of the 3. The thread of a love story running through the book resulting in 1 and 2 others stowawaying on his ship. Probably also a unique way of breaking up 2 gangs of drug smugglers. And introducing Mullah, an ageing Indian seaman, with no driving experience whatsoever in any country given his first driving lesson and the mayhem he causes. Others being introduced as the text unfolds.

Author: Martin Laibow
Publisher: Lulu Press, Inc
ISBN: 1365743322
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages :

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Use this book as a Guidebook for your personal search - not as the final goal. It will give your search direction and meaning, but you must still find the answers for yourself. The map is not a substitute for the place. I believe what I say is true, factual and accurate. What I say is based upon a limited amount of personal experiences, and sources which I consider to be sound. But, in the words of Pontius Pilate, “Truth? What is truth?” Every thought, word, idea and concept which appears in this book is my personal responsibility. It is not my intention to mislead anyone about anything. It is important for me to say here that I have no intention in this book to change any reader from holding fast to whatever religion or other belief system he may espouse. All religions are firmly rooted in the principles of the Moral Universe, and every belief system has its place in the advancement of every Individual Human Intelligence.

Author: Donnie Jones
Publisher: Page Publishing Inc
ISBN: 1642141054
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 101

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As the captain lay there on his back with his eyes closed, all he could feel was cold all the way to his soul. He could also feel a cold evil, an evil not of this world, which made him all the more scared. He was shaking nonstop. There was a wet sucking, like something being pulled apart. He didn't even want to breathe. He could not believe he had pissed on himself. Lord God help me. It doesn't stop there... Now Captain Ed Long has to explain what has happened out on FM 240 road. He stood there beside the car thinking how the hell he was going to tell the dispatch when he called. It's new, it's hot ...